APS readings revision quiz

Abstracts are...

• a kind of summary to allow researchers to decide if it is worth reading the full journal article

• A list of the main chapters or sections of an article or a book

• Paragraphs that do not attempt to represent external reality

To assess internet sources critically, you should...

• Check if the author is an expert in the field

• check how many authors the source has

• check if there are any obvious errors in the text

• check whether it is a reputable website

_________ thinking means not just passively accepting what you hear or read but instead actively questioning and assessing it.

Terry (2020) __________ rising oil prices as a result of the Asian recovery.

• argues

• interprets

• however

• disagrees

Summarising is...

• a flexible tool. You can use it to give a one-sentence outline of an article, or to provide much more detail, depending on your needs.

• one sentence only.

• roughly the same length as the original sentence, so that you don't miss out any key ideas.

• usually two sentences long.

Which of these are techniques used for paraphrasing?

• Using synonyms

• Making the text shorter

• Changing word class

• Changing word order

When using the exact same words as the original author in your report, you must use ______ ______ around the quoted text.

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word:

Green social prescribing is the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions.

• holding up

• assisting

• reinforcing

• sustaining

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the underlined words:

Green social prescribing aims to improve people's mental and physical health

• accomplish

• aspiration

• object to

• 
  intends to

Complete the following paraphrase in the most suitable way:

__________ green social prescribing includes both what is known as green and blue activities

• NHS argues that (2023)

• According to the (NHS, 2023)

• According to the NHS (2023),

• (NHS, 2023) claims that